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Pegasus buys Czech Airlines (CSA) and Smartwings for €154m, outbids LOT

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines agreed to buy Czech Airlines (CSA) and its leisure unit Smartwings for €154 million, topping a last-minute offer from LOT Polish Airlines. The purchase ends years of sales talks for the Czech flag carrier and transfers a major Central European leisure operator into Turkish hands.

2025-12-08T00:27:20.803924-08:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO

2025-12-05T13:14:18.048353-08:00

Reuters

Boeing nears completion of Spirit AeroSystems acquisition as NYSE readies Dec. 8 trading suspension

2025-12-05T17:45:01.488873-08:00

Reuters

FTC conditions Boeing's $8.3bn Spirit AeroSystems reacquisition on divestment of Airbus‑facing units including Malaysian Subang

2025-12-03T09:32:08.429817-08:00

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Pegasus buys Czech Airlines (CSA) and Smartwings for €154m, outbids LOT Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines agreed to buy Czech Airlines (CSA) and its leisure unit Smartwings for €154 million, topping a last-minute offer from LOT Polish Airlines. The purchase ends years of sales talks for the Czech flag carrier and transfers a major Central European leisure operator into Turkish hands.

2025-12-08T00:27:20.803924-08:00

Pegasus buys Czech Airlines (CSA) and Smartwings for €154m, outbids LOT

ch-aviation

HDBank to divest VietJet stake by year‑end 2025 HDBank will divest its stake in VietJet by year‑end 2025. The bank plans to sell its equity holding in the Vietnamese carrier ahead of the December 31 deadline, creating a defined window for strategic or financial buyers to acquire the shares.

2025-12-07T17:43:41.774879-08:00

HDBank to divest VietJet stake by year‑end 2025

The Air Current

Spirit AeroSystems on the brink of break-up — two decades after Boeing divestiture

2025-12-06T13:22:14.386026-08:00

Spirit AeroSystems on the brink of break

kwch.com

Boeing signs replace Spirit logos in Wichita as acquisition nears completion Fresh Boeing signage appeared outside Spirit AeroSystems' Wichita facilities on Friday, replacing Spirit logos as the aerospace acquisition moves toward completion this month. The visible rebranding signals an imminent transfer of control after months of regulatory reviews and bankruptcy restructuring.

2025-12-05T22:47:42.477474-08:00

Boeing signs replace Spirit logos in Wichita as acquisition nears completion

Reuters

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Boeing nears completion of Spirit AeroSystems acquisition as NYSE readies Dec. 8 trading suspension A New York Stock Exchange notice said trading in Spirit AeroSystems will be suspended on Dec. 8, indicating Boeings acquisition could close as early as Monday. The deal missed an initial July target and the companies have since been projecting a close by the end of 2025.

2025-12-05T17:45:01.488873-08:00

Boeing nears completion of Spirit AeroSystems acquisition as NYSE readies Dec. 8 trading suspension

Wall Street Journal

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SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO SpaceX has launched a secondary tender offering that could value the company at as much as $800 billion and is reportedly considering a public listing as soon as late 2026. The proposed valuation would exceed OpenAI's $500 billion peak and follows renewed investor outreach.

2025-12-05T13:14:18.048353-08:00

SpaceX seeks $800B valuation in secondary share sale, eyes late‑2026 IPO

FlightGlobal

Delta and United take minority stakes in Republic after Mesa combination creates 310‑jet regional carrier Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have taken minority stakes in the newly combined Republic Airways after its merger with Mesa, creating a 310‑strong Embraer regional fleet. The carrier is slated to operate more than 8,300 weekly regional departures on behalf of American, Delta and United in December.

2025-12-05T10:27:15.898796-08:00

Delta and United take minority stakes in Republic after Mesa combination creates 310‑jet regional carrier

Aviation Week

CVC to buy Smiths Detection airport-screening unit from Smiths Group for $2.2B Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners will acquire Smiths Detection, the airport screening equipment business, from Smiths Group for $2.2 billion. Smiths says the sale allows it to refocus on core industrial operations while CVC takes control of widely deployed airport security technology.

2025-12-05T02:20:50.883191-08:00

CVC to buy Smiths Detection airport-screening unit from Smiths Group for $2.2B

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